Muslims do not have equal eccess to basic amenities like water, electricity, etc.

Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term minority?

You are participating in a debate where you have to provide reasons to support the following statement. ‘Muslims are a marginalised community’. Using the data provided in this chapter, list two reasons that you would give.

Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day Parade on TV with a friend and she remarks, 'Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be dancing all the time'. List three things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.

In the storyboard you read about how Helan hopes to make a movie on the Adivasi story. Can you help her by developing a short story on Adivasis?

Would you agree with the statement that economic and social marginalisation are interlinked? Why?

Tribals are also referred to as ____________.

In which one of the following states we don’t find Adivasis?

The Adivasi language which has the largest number of speakers is...........

Niyamgiri Hill located in Kalahandi district of Orissa is inhabited by this Adivasis community __________.

The percentage of Muslim children attending Madarsas is